The Lawrence S. Ting Community Support Fund on September 25 handed over scholarships worth 3.68 billion VND (over 206,000 USD) to 436 students at high schools and universities nationwide.

The scholarships are part of an aid package of 8.74 billion VND which was presented on the same day by the fund and the Phu My Hung Joint Venture Company.

Apart from the scholarships, the fund granted over 5 billion VND to a series of charitable organisations in Vietnam for their operations in 2010.

On this occasion, the Cathay United Bank, through the fund, provided scholarships worth 600 million VND to pupils who have made efforts to overcome difficult conditions, in Ho Chi Minh City and the central province of Quang Nam.

The Lawrence S.Ting has now handed out over 27,000 scholarships to outstanding students, especially those facing difficulties and poverty in remote areas nationwide./.